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Malta 1787: The Slave Market’s Last Cry

Malta 1787: The Slave Market’s Last Cry

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In 1787, the Knights of St. John faced a moral and economic crisis as the slave trade that had funded their corsair empire for centuries came under pressure from Enlightenment ideals and British naval power. Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc implemented reforms, but the Inquisition and traditionalists pushed back. This episode follows the final decades of Malta's notorious slave market, the Piazza degli Schiavi in Valletta, where hundreds of Muslim captives were bought and sold. We explore the lives of slaves like the renegade captain Ali ibn Hassan, the diplomatic tensions with the Barbary states, and the quiet rebellions that foreshadowed the end of an era. Through the eyes of a Maltese merchant and a French philosopher visiting the island, we see the clash between profit and principle that defined Malta's last century under the Knights. #Malta #KnightsOfStJohn #SlaveTrade #PiazzaDegliSchiavi #EmmanuelDeRohan #Valletta #Corso #BarbaryCorsairs #Enlightenment #Inquisition #MediterraneanHistory #18thCentury #Slavery #MalteseHistory #GrandHarbour #Renegades #OttomanEmpire #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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